Category Archive: Craft

19 Apr

upcycled yardstick

upcycled yardstick

I wanted to try some of the frenchknotness I saw here. Of course mine is lame compared, but I had fun. Oh, and if you need to …

 
By piecelove
Also posted in Embroidery
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22 Mar

Tetrahedrons and Hunger Games

Tetrahedrons and Hunger Games

Babies like blocks, I guess?  Would they like little tetrahedrons?  In a tetrahedron satchel? I hope so. What are you doing? Are you trying not to think about …

 
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19 Feb

Free Stuff For Our Hungry Right Brains: Zero Landfill

Free Stuff For Our Hungry Right Brains: Zero Landfill

My sweet friend (and mixed-media artist) invited me to a Zero Landfill event on Saturday. If you’ve never heard of this program–I certainly hadn’t–it’s very cool.  …

 
By piecelove
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17 Nov

Wherein I Blather, As Usual

Wherein I Blather, As Usual

I’ve had these old shirts from my dad for soooooo long.  I’ve thought about making a quilt out of them, but really haven’t come across …

 
By piecelove
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26 Oct

Cuckoo Clocks and Pixie Cuts

Cuckoo Clocks and Pixie Cuts

How did this all start?! This crazy obsessing over cuckoo clocks?  OK…plastic pink kinda cute cuckoo clock on Company Store page,  then eBay search for …

 
By piecelove
Also posted in For when you have too much time on your hands
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03 Sep

so they CAN fold!

so they CAN fold!

I thought my kids were sleeping in, because it was quiet this early morning. Then I thought maybe something was wrong. What it turned out to be …

 
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17 Dec

What To Do, What To Buy

What To Do, What To Buy

I was minding my own beeswax tonight, sitting in the back row of our church, knitting, waiting on my daughter to finish up her nativity …

 
By piecelove
Also posted in For when you have too much time on your hands
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16 Dec

Because You Just Never Know

Because You Just Never Know

There is a little person who I thought might like a turtle for Christmas. But then I thought maybe two turtles would be better.  Then three.  …

 
By piecelove
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14 Nov

Dogs, Elves…

Dogs, Elves…

Thursday: Further evidence that we are rednecks.  Neighbor’s five dogs attacked one of my three dogs.  They were fighting over a deer leg.  Just a miscellaneous …

 
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25 Jul

I’m scraping the bottom of the barrel…

I’m scraping the bottom of the barrel…

…for a blog post today.  Oh really, you say, We thought we’d seen pretty near the bottom.  Basically, all I’ve been doing lately is shuttling …

 
By piecelove
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